Missing Madeleine: six years on

The father of missing girl Madeleine McCann has finished the Virgin Active London Olympic Distance Triathlon.

Gerry McCann, from Rothley in Leicestershire, completed the charity race, which includes a 1.5km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run in under two and a half hours.

He was raising money for a charity that helps the family and friends of missing people.

The father of missing girl Madeleine McCann is raising money this weekend for a charity which supports family and friends of missing people.

Gerry McCann, whose daughter Madeleine has been missing for more than six years, is running the Virgin Active London Olympic Distance Triathlon.

The triathlon will see him complete a 1.5k swim, 40km cycle and finish with a 10km run.

The father of missing Madeleine McCann has been speaking publicly for the first time since the Metropolitan Police re-opened the investigation into his daughter's disappearance.

He told ITV's Daybreak about the renewed hope that it's given the family, and of the triathlon he's competing in at the weekend - in support of the Missing People charity.

The father of Madeleine McCann will take part in a triathlon this weekend in aid of a charity which supports family and friends of missing people.

Gerry McCann, whose three-year-old daughter Madeleine went missing six years ago in Portugal, will take part in the Virgin Active London Olympic Distance Triathlon on Sunday to raise funds for the charity Missing People.

The triathlon will see him complete a 1.5k swim, 40km cycle and finish with a 10km run.

It comes after his wife Kate raised almost £22,000 when she completed the London Marathon in April in aid of the charity.

Madeleine went missing from the family's holiday apartment in Praia da Luz in Portugal's Algarve on May 3 2007, shortly before her fourth birthday.

It's being reported that the Metropolitan Police will launch a full investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

It follows a two-year review of the case by Scotland Yard officers who have already identified around 20 new suspects.

It's not yet been confirmed, but it is expected that the Home Office will fund a new inquiry into the disappearance of Madeleine, who was from Rothley, Leicestershire.

The mother of missing Madeleine McCann from Rothley in Leicestershire has vowed never to give up looking for her missing daughter.

The Met Police are currently reviewing the case of Madeleine's disappearance and are liaising with police in Portugal where she went missing six years ago today.

Kate and Gerry McCann says Madeleine's birthday is more difficult than the anniversary of her disappearance.

Madeleine would be celebrating her tenth birthday on the 12th May 2013.

The couple admitted they still celebrate her birthday with a birthday tea and cake.

The parents of missing Leicestershire girl, Madeleine McCann, will mark the sixth anniversary of her disappearance with a small service in their village today.

Kate and Gerry McCann will attend an ceremony this evening in the centre of Rothley where they will say prayers and read poems.

It is six years to the day that Madeleine went missing in Praia da Luz in Portugal's Algarve on May 3rd 2007.

Madeleine would now be ten years old.

Madeleine McCann's parents have told ITV they won't give up hope that their daughter will be found, as they prepare to mark the sixth anniversary of her disappearance.

Kate and Gerry McCann from Rothley in Leicestershire, said the hunt for their daughter is escalating rather than winding down, following the involvement of the Metropolitan Police. Kate Fisher reports.

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann said this morning that it's hard letting go of their twins as they grow up.